Price: Discontinued

Distilled / Owned By: Clynelish, Caol Ila, Teaninich / Compass Box

Region: Scotland

48.9% ABV

Aged For: NAS

Mashbill: 100% malted barley

Cask Type: Ex-bourbon and French oak

Chill Filtered: No

Color Added: No

 

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Color: Straw Gold

Drank: Neat, in a glencairn

Nose: Mossy peat, vanilla, pears, French oak, malt, and oats.

Taste: Blackberry, peat smoke, slightly oily, nutty, with oak and ginger

Finish: Warm, with lingering cinnamon, peat smoke, and cracked pepper.

Thoughts: A decent blend that shows the effect of French oak on peated scotch.

Score: 82 out of 100